{"id":28286,"date":"2022-11-07T15:04:21","date_gmt":"2022-11-07T14:04:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gymglish.com\/?p=28286"},"modified":"2022-11-07T15:04:22","modified_gmt":"2022-11-07T14:04:22","slug":"pound-word-of-the-month-october-2022","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.gymglish.com\/de\/2022\/11\/07\/pound-word-of-the-month-october-2022","title":{"rendered":"Pound: The Word of the Month for October 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Every month, we take a look at a word in the headlines, in English, for your English. See more at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gymglish.com\/en\/thewordofthemonth\/word\/pound\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Word of the Month<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Definitions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pound (sterling, GBP; \u00a3)<\/strong>: UK currency. Not a euro.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A pound:<\/strong>&nbsp;Imperial unit of mass; 1 lb = 0.45kg<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To pound:<\/strong>&nbsp;to strike forcefully or repeatedly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pounds in the news<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Following a failed tax cut, the&nbsp;<strong>British pound<\/strong>&nbsp;collapsed, leading to PM Liz Truss\u2019 resignation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The pound isn\u2019t the only British institution being&nbsp;<strong>pounded<\/strong>: Queen Elizabeth\u2019s death means the 1-pound coin will now feature King Charles\u2019&nbsp;<s>ears<\/s>&nbsp;face.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pound expressions<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A (dog, car) pound<\/strong>: short for \u201cimpound.\u201d Place for lost dogs and badly-parked cars. Most dogs are excellent drivers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>To pound sand:<\/strong>&nbsp;to engage in futile activity. Try keeping up with the news on 10 Downing Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Pound for pound<\/strong>: a disproportionate comparison.&nbsp;<em>Ex: Pound for pound, the economic crisis is nothing compared to this fuel crisis!<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pounds of slang<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A pony<\/strong>: \u00a325. Current price of a 1 litre of petrol in London.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A ton<\/strong>: \u00a3100. Confusingly, \u201ca ton\u201d equals 2000 pounds (mass).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A monkey<\/strong>: \u00a3500. Price of a chimpanzee online. Inflation sucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A grand<\/strong>: \u00a31000. Pocket change for new billionaire PM Rishi Sunak.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Every month, we take a look at a word in the headlines, in English, for your English. 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